Veteran benefits to include disability and compensation have been and are considered mandatory spending to continue even during the event of a government shutdown or fiscal crisis under budget function 700.
Threatening Veterans, service members, and Social Security is irrepressible. As our governing body, Congress and yourself should find ways of solving problems without threatening some of your more vulnerable groups.
We petition you to do your job instead of continuing threats against these groups that want what is due to them for their service to this country, the economy, and public as a whole. If you need a line item suggestion to assist in paying for this you can start with your own and the legislative branches payroll and funding for support staff.